Shadow Slave

Chapter 12

Right now, that obstacle was looking down, avoiding Sunny's gaze. His hand was resting on the sword handle. As always, the young slave had no idea about what was going on inside Hero's perfectly shaped head.

The uncertainty was making him nervous.

Finally, after some time had passed, the soldier spoke:

"I have only one question."

Both Sunny and Scholar stared at him while holding their breaths.

"Yes?"

"You said that one of us must be sacrificed to save the other two. Why him? From what I see, you are far closer to the grave."

'A great question! I was just about to ask it myself.'

Sunny turned to the older slave, trying very hard to suppress a mocking grin. But to his dismay, Scholar had an answer ready.

"Before the first attack, he was already bleeding because of your senior's whip. During the attack, he was drenched in the blood of a fellow slave. His cloak, too, was soaked in it when the previous owner died. The boy already reeks of blood. Keeping him alive will put us in danger. That's why he is the best choice."

The grin died before reaching Sunny's face.

'Curse you and your big brain!'

Scholar's reasoning was appallingly solid. Hero listened, his expression growing darker with each word. Finally, he looked at Sunny, a dangerous light shining in his eyes.

"That is true."

Sunny felt his mouth getting dry. Cold sweat was running down his spine. He tensed, ready to act…

But at that moment, Hero smiled.

"Your logic is almost unassailable," he said, unsheathing the sword. "However, you failed to account for one thing."

raised an eyebrow, trying to

"What might that be?"

turned to face him, the smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was radiating thick,

revolting crimes you have committed would be enough to make me want to kill you. So if

Scholar's eyes widened.

the smell of

it. I'll make you bleed enough to overpower whatever residual

a speed that seemed almost inhuman. A moment later, Scholar was shrieking on the ground, his leg broken with one strike from the flat side of the young soldier's sword. Not giving him an opportunity to recover, Hero stomped on his other leg, and a sickening sound of

Scholar

usually graceful demeanor

calm look and said in a placid

"Wait for me here."

him down the path, soon disappearing behind a rock

was left

This is… this is

still couldn't believe how sudden Scholar's demise came to be.

acting as though nothing had happened. But it was exactly

out, the young soldier

go. We need to

say, Sunny gave him a nod and headed

were only two

of stupid, but Sunny

path was much easier than scaling the mountain wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to feel that the end of this nightmare, whatever it might be, was

silence for some time before

happened. It's not your fault. The decision was mine, and

a few steps ahead,

it's better that you don't. Just trust me when I say that

one of us

maintain an illusion of righteousness even while doing most

getting an

you? Well, fair enough.

speak again after that, each preoccupied

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